Police still are investigating the vandalism of Avery Lane’s grave site at the North Fairfield Friends Meeting House cemetery.
Doug Harlow
Doug Harlow is a veteran Morning Sentinel reporter now covering Skowhegan municipal government and police, court activity and general news from around Somerset County. In his spare time he raises chickens for eggs, cayenne peppers, fingerling potatoes, garlic and other organic vegetables with his wife, Mary Lou, who also maintains lovely flower gardens. Their little farm also produces maple syrup and heritage apples. Doug and Mary Lou moved to Maine in 1987 Doug, a Stone Soup Society poet and cab driver in Boston in the 1970s, was hired as a contracted correspondent for the Sentinel in January, 1988. His interests include baseball, especially the Boston Red Sox, and feeding the wild birds that visit them in the winter.
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Reward donations to catch Fairfield cemetery vandal pour in
From a New Jersey man whose child died to a Waterville radio station, many are donating toward a reward to find whoever vandalized Avery Lane’s grave site.
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Fairfield family shocked, confused by vandalism of 6-year-old’s grave site
Avery Lane died of flu in Kennebec County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Pierce’s arms in 2012; now he and her family want to know who is continually trashing her cemetery plot.
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Skowhegan grist mill operator to participate in Maine trade mission to Iceland
Amber Lambke, who co-founded the Somerset Grist Mill, will be among a group that includes Gov. Paul LePage exploring new markets.
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Somerset County deputy gets bravery award
David Cole was presented a letter of commendation after police say a woman in New Portland shot at him and he tackled her and took her into custody.
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Legislature overrides jail bill veto
Somerset County officials, many opposed to the bill, get ready for changes as emergency legislation becomes law immediately.
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Lancaster to run for Somerset County sheriff
The chief deputy hopes to replace Sheriff Barry DeLong, who is not seeking another term.
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Skowhegan’s Bigelow Brewing Co. joins thriving local craft beer scene
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Skowhegan woman plans to plead guilty in NH murder case
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Fairfield man jailed for 120 days on sexual assault
Joseph Handley, already on the Maine Sex Offender Registry, pleaded guilty last week to unlawful sexual touching of a 10-year-old boy.